The 15th day of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China. This is the mid-autumn season, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Mid-Autumn Festival has officially become a festival. It is the second largest traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival. The name of the Mid-Autumn Festival comes from the Chinese lunar calendar. In the lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Hu, and Ji. Therefore, Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Mid Autumn".
Eating moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival, as well as eating dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival and Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival, has become a traditional Chinese food custom.
As a mascot, the delicious and delicious moon cakes, in addition to symbolizing family reunion and reunion, also have a lot of rich cultural connotations. In the Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cakes are used to worship the moon, as well as praying for children and seeking marriage happiness. In addition, the Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with the season when the grain is abundant, and eating moon cakes has also been incorporated into the "autumn sacrifice" factor. Therefore, moon cakes have become a symbol of a good year.
Today, the custom of playing on the lower reaches of the moon is far from the old one, but the banquet is still enjoying the moon. People ask the wine to celebrate the good life, or wish the loved ones in the distance to be healthy and happy. moon".